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APPLE-CANO? FILED HAY 22, $912.

, Patente Sept. 191?.

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tlilltFlQE@ JOHN J. TATUBJ, j' ALTIMGRE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOB., BY ESTE ASSIGNMENT T0 P. H. MURPHY COMPANY, 0F PARNLSSUS, PEINSYLVANXB., A GORPRATLN 0F PENNSYLVANIA,

CAR.

19240622, Seceetien of Letters lf'atent, )Fmg-@giften feint;

Applieatien ler .May 22, 19M.

To all 'whom t may Gomera:

"Be it known that I, JOHN il". TATUM, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Baltimore, 1n the State ot Maryland, have 1nvented certain new and nselnl improvements in Cars, of which the following is a specification.

The objects of in Y invention are, irst, to combine the fascia and eaves hashing* in one integral member; second, to provide a .strip running longitudinallyof the ear secured to the side plate 'antler the fascia, whereby the side sheathing of `the car may be removed for repairs withoutl removing r disturbing the iashing or fascia; third, to provide the inner edge of the'tlashing with an upward returnbend terminating in an under rehent portion and to provide the outer edges of the roof' sheets with an under liebend terminating in an under return bend, whereby a loose joint is formed between the roof sheets land the flashing, along a line short ot' the eaves of the car; and with these and. minor objects in View, my invention consists of the parts and combination of parts as will be hereinafter more fully pointed ont.

' In the drawings,-

Fi'fnre 1' is a Jers..eet1ve View ot e car b L i 'broken away, embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail sectional View; and

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective View of the combined fascia and ilashine. Fig. l is a detail sectional View.

. The referene numeral l represents the side plate of a ear, 2 a side post, 3 a carline,.

4 the root' substructure, and 5 the side sheathing.

: iVhile I have selected the type of car shown in the draining` for the purpose of "illustrating my intention, it will be understood thattheuse of my invention is not restricted to vthis type.

@ne of "the most frequent repairs to a freight ear is the replacing' ot' side sheathing which has been ti-.nnaged or vtorn away by side wiping. ln making such e repair,

it is necessary to remove the fascia and fiashing inasxnnch as they oieilie the top ends of the sheathing and v1n removing these,

they are frequently inateriallb7 damaged, es-

pecially the fascia.

I overcome these ongections by securing the strip 6 to the sitle'plate l, said strip er;n

tending lmigitinlnally the length of the serial Ble. itif.

car. 'The top enfle oit the side sheathing tit snugly against the under 'tace of said strip, while the fascia or flashing extends below the joint between the sheathing anti said strip to preventnater entering said ioin'tT altlmngh the il @hing end fascia are not secured to tl xsiile sheathing, thus the side sheathing? which is neileil at its opper ends to the sicle 'plate below the saitl strip, may he remove(L withont disturbing the :tas-

or iashing, which will result in a mate* lial reduction in the cost of repairing Side sheathing.

rlfhe reference numeral 'T represents a ineq tallie hashing formeel with a heeel 11 which acts as a water shed or drip to direharge water clear oi' the side sheathing. i The hashing 8 is formed integrally iaith the fascia and extends over the eaves onto the eer root' and is upwardly retient at its inner efig'eas at. 9 along a line haelt from the saves, saifi rehentl Si being spaced *from the hotly of the lashing. The eclge et the. bencl 9 is rebent under as at 10 end spaeecl from the rebencl Si), as shown in the drawing.

The roof sheets .l2 are connected together" at their side edges by any ef the well known loose joints such for instance as shown in the Murphy patents to permit of relative movement between them 'transverse of the car7 while the outer encls of the roof sheets are relient under alongl a line shortof the eaves of the cargas at 13 and spaced from the body et the sheet, the edge of the bend 1 3 being also relient under es at le and spaced from the rebond 13 asl shown. A are heee. castings such as the Murphy hood caps, as shown 'in the W. Tf. Murph i Patent lio. 1,115,090., for example.

The combined fascia and ashing having heen. seein-eel to the strip 6 hy means of the nails l5, the rehent outer edges 13 of the root' sheets 12 are interioekeci 'with the return bend 9 of the hashing forming therewith a Vloose joint which permits movement of the sheets longitinlinallv of the car.

'l`he flashing is provided with bosses 'i6 throughout its length on which the entierbont erige i3 of. the roof sheets rests, Whereby the eight or" the enter edgeof the sheet is sustained and the miderbent edge i3 of.

prevent moisture from creeping from one to the other.

The purpose of the rebonds 10 and 14 on the roof sheets and flashing respectively, is

to serve as sheds or drips for moisture. For ci, I instance, water striking the under face of thus there is no danger of moisture in any forni beating under the root' sheets past the joint between the roof sheets and flashing. The bosses 16 are represented as being hemispherical, inasmuch as this form oifers the least obstruction to water, snow, etc., thus preventing the accumulation of water, snow and ice between the flashing and the bend 13 of the roong sheets, besides presenting a reduced hearing for the bend 13 of the sheets, thereby reducing friction and wear on the bend 13 when the roof sheets move longitudinally and transversely relatively te the c ar incident to the movements of the carin transit.

By forming the iiashing and fascia from one piece of sheet metal, I am enabled to dispense with the usual wooden fascia, thus not only materially reducing the original cost of the car, but reducing the weight of the car, as the metal fascia is much lighter than the usual oak fascia. Any reduction in the weight of a freight car which does not weaken the car is considered material by the railroads.

In Fig. si, l. have shown the fascia formed without a bead at its top. f

1. In a car roof the combination with roof sheets thereof terminating short of the eaves, of an integral metal fascia and flashing strip, secured along the eaves of the car and lapping the upper ends ot' the sheathing and having its flashing portion disposed on top of the car and loosely engaging the eaves ends of the roofing sheets, said strip ovcrhanging and secured to the side oi' the car and having a lengthwise eX- tending rib projecting outwardly and spaced therefrom to constitute a fascia.

2in a car roof, the combination with roof sheets having an under return bend at their outer ends, of a liashing, said liashing having a portion thereof so placed and res inforced as to constitute a fascia, being constructed to extend on top of the car and terminating in an upward return bend adapted to engage the under return bend of the roof sheets and form therewith a loose. joint. l

3. in a car roof, the combination with roof sheets having an under return bend at their outer ends, of a combined fascia and lashiug extending on top of the roof and extended portion of the fascia terminating in an upward return bend at inner 'end constructed to engage the under return bend of the roof sheets and form therewith a loose joint, and spaced bosses on the upper face ofthe flashing within its return bend on which the return bend of the roof sheet rests.

4. A combined fascia and flashing for ear roofs terminating in an upward return bend and having bosses on the upper taee of its body portion positioned under said return bend. Y

5. In a car roof, the combination with roof sheets and an integral metal fascia and flashing strip loosely engaging'. said sheets, of a strip extending longitudinally of the ear and secured to the side plate, side sheathing secured to the plato with the upper end thereof positioned under said strip, said flashing being anchored to the strip and covering the joint between the strip and sheathing.

6. In a ear, the combination with the side plate, of a strip of the saine thickness as the side sheathing secured thereto and extending longitudinally of the ear', and a metal fascia secured Vto said strip and extending below the bottom of said strip, whereby a recess is formed between said and the side plate and a reinforcing rib in said extending portion 7. In a car, the combination with the side plate, of a strip of the 'same thickness as the side sheathing secured thereto and extending longitudinally of the car, and a metal fascia secured to said side strip and extending downward below the plane of the bottom face of the strip, whereby a recess is formed between said extended portion and the side plate and a reinforcing rib in said extending portion, and side sheathing secured to said side plate with its upper end in said recess.

8. In a car roof, the combination withv roof sheets terminating adjacent to the eaves, of an integral metal 'fascia and flash` ing secured along the eaves of the car and having its flashing portion arranged upon the top of the car and its fascia portion overhanging the side of the car, said flashing portion extending under .the eaves end of the root' sheets and said fascia portion being provided with a lengthwise extending rib projecting from the side oi the car.

9. In a car roof, in combination with root sheets having their eaves ends loosely held on the car, an angle shaped metal flashing and fascia strip arranged lengthwise along the side and top of the' car at the eaves and lapping under the ends of said rootsheets, side sheathing for the car., the upper ends of the side sheathing terminating below the eaves of the car, said iiashing strip being rigidly secured to the side of the car lower marginal above said side shatliing and having itsv portion stiened. lengthwise .f by aA hollow rib and spaced awayfrom'tho sldol of. the cart the lowerfedgoof said flashing strip-lapping ayer thefuppe'r ends of said side\sheathing..

'10, lIn ai 'cai-,tha combination with a roof substructurel and side walls, of an inte ral metal lfascia, 'and flashing :strip exten A ing longitudmaliyjalong the -eaves of the ear, the flashing portion lextending inwardly on portion having al1-offset outwardly.. eyond the latter and the roof.

'11. In A'a car roof, the combination with rooil sheets having their eaves ends loosely' hold on the C ar, an angle shaped metal fiash ing and fascia strip larrangsxjl lengthwise I along' the side and top of the car: at the eaves and lappin under the ends of said roof sheets, said as-hing strip being rigidly secured along` the side of the car and havingv a.` lengthwise` extending. guard portion projecting outwardly therefrom.

In testimonywhereo'f I affix my signature in presencev of t-wo witnesses.

JUHN. J. ATUM.

.Witnessesf' v SiMoN GREENEBAUM, EVERETT C. CHANmv l 

